Cheese

·noun A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese.

II. Cheese ·noun The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia).

III. Cheese ·noun The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold.

IV. Cheese ·noun A low courtesy;

— so called on account of the cheese form assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration.